-written in solidarity with Spokane
In Soldiers Grove the Kickapoo has
Entwined among its piney banks
The shady form of greening mythos,
Which takes as motto: “Thanks–no thanks!”
Where once the village taverns numbered
In double-digits, floods encumbered
The pour, and city fathers moved
To move the village. Once approved
The people cast their lot with science
To capture solar-paneled fire
Upon a hill. Now higher and drier
Than amber bottled self-reliance–
Our thirsty tongues can still recall
How shadows made the sunlight fall.
I guess you weren’t kidding about the camping opportunities.
Yeah, but they charge you. I know places you can pitch a tent or pop up a pop-up for FREE!
JOB
Used to be something back in the day. There should be a movie like Promised Land about the solar industry wrecking a town like that.
If you only knew the half of it…
(Of course, you know, the sun’s been burning since at least 1669)
JOB
Did you know Webb lives on an overlook above the Snohomish River flood plain? Long live Ebey Island Press!
Nice; “amber bottled self-reliance” is nice tie-in with the previous post!
Spokane and Soldiers Grove, sister cities.